Rhode Island is officially set to become the fourth state to require the teaching of Asian American history in schools.

A bill outlining the requirement was introduced by Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung (R-15), a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and passed the RI House in a near unanimous vote. The RI Senate passed its own version of the bill and it’ll now head to the Governor’s office for signature into law.

With the bill, she said that she wants students to learn about the achievements of prominent Asian Americans as well as historical events such as the Chinese Exclusion Act.

“It’s so people understand the horrible things that happened in history and don’t repeat them, but it’s also to understand the achievements of Asian-Americans such as Yo-Yo Ma, Kamala Harris, and Lucy Liu,” she previously told the Boston Globe.

The bill stated, “The studying of this material shall constitute an affirmation by students of their commitment to respect the dignity of all races and peoples and to forever eschew every form of discrimination in their lives and careers.”

“Education creates cultural understanding that can help to break through stereotypes,” Fenton-Fung said.